Public water system record
Summit West Mutual Water Co.
Serves an area of Santa Cruz County, CA · 481 people served
Federal records show 1 health-based violation and 4 monitoring/reporting issues for Summit West Mutual Water Co. in the last ten years, including an unresolved LEAD AND COPPER RULE REVISIONS violation.
System profile
- Health-based violations, last 10 years
- 1
- Resolved
- 0
- Unresolved
- 1
- Any acute record
- No
- Monitoring issues, last 10 years
- 4
Key facts
- Summit West Mutual Water Co. buys its water from San Jose Water.
- Most recent formal enforcement: compliance order (no penalty) by California, April 2019.
- Record on file since 1980, with 1 health-based violation before October 19, 2016.
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Health-based violations
Since October 2016Violation data reflects EPA records through March 2026. For the most current status, visit the EPA ECHO database.
| Contaminant | Rule family | Start date | Status | Acute |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
LEAD AND COPPER RULE REVISIONS
Treatment technique failure
|
350 | Oct 17, 2024 | Active | No |
Monitoring and reporting issues
Since October 2016Missed tests or reports, not contaminants found above a limit.
| Issue | Start date | Status |
|---|---|---|
|
LEAD AND COPPER RULE REVISIONS
RPT
|
Oct 17, 2024 | Active |
|
Lead and Copper Rule
Monitoring and reporting
|
Oct 1, 2020 | Resolved |
|
Lead and Copper Rule
Monitoring and reporting
|
Oct 1, 2018 | Resolved |
|
Lead and Copper Rule
Monitoring and reporting
|
Oct 1, 2017 | Resolved |
Full record since 1980
EPA's records for Summit West Mutual Water Co. go back to 1980. Before October 19, 2016 they list 1 health-based violation (1 resolved) and 29 monitoring or reporting violations.
| Violations that began in | Health-based | Monitoring and reporting |
|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 0 | 26 |
| 1990s | 1 | 1 |
| 2000s | 0 | 2 |
| October 19, 2016 to 2019 | 0 | 2 |
| 2020s | 1 | 2 |
Most recent health-based violation before October 19, 2016: Surface Water Treatment Rule, began January 1992, Resolved.
Show the health-based violation before October 19, 2016
| Contaminant | Start date | Status |
|---|---|---|
|
Surface Water Treatment Rule
Treatment technique failure
|
Jan 1, 1992 | Resolved |
Enforcement actions
California regulators took 1 formal enforcement action against Summit West Mutual Water Co. in 2019. The most recent was a compliance order (no penalty) in April 2019.
| Date | By | Action | Violations covered |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 15, 2019 | California | Compliance order (no penalty) | 2 violations: Lead and Copper Rule |
What the violations mean
LEAD AND COPPER RULE REVISIONS
1 incidentThe system did not complete a treatment step or action that the LEAD AND COPPER RULE REVISIONS requires (a treatment technique violation).
The utility had to notify customers about this violation.
Where the water comes from
Summit West Mutual Water Co. buys its water from San Jose Water. It lists no wells or intakes of its own.
Buys water from
- San Jose Water San Jose, CA
Annual water quality report
Summit West Mutual Water Co. must give its customers an annual water quality report (Consumer Confidence Report) by July 1, with the levels its tests found in the previous year.
Systems serving 500 or fewer people may meet the rule by telling customers the report is available on request, so you may need to ask Summit West Mutual Water Co. for a copy.
Find a posted report with EPA's Consumer Confidence Report search
Testing your own water
To test the water at your tap, or a private well this record does not cover, use a laboratory certified for drinking water by California.
Certified drinking water labs by state EPA guidance for private wells